Universal driving connection



Jan. 9,' 1934. G. s. COATS 1,942,745

UNIVERSAL DRIVING CONNECTION Filed July 11, 1932 l N V EN TOR. 620251 5. 6 0 175 A TTORNEYS.

Patented Jan. 9, 1934 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE UNIVERSAL DRIVING CONNECTION George S. Coats, Visalia, Calif. Application July 11,1932. Serial No. 621,994

6 Claims. (Cl. 64-30) My invention relates to improvements in unitively. The member 12 is connected to a memversal driving connections, and it consists of ber 13 disposed at the top of the shaft 2. the combinations, constructions and arrange- I have shown four units A, B, C and D, and ments hereinafter described and claimed. the casings 9 of these units are secured together A An object of my invention is to provide a uniby bolts 14 or other suitable fastening means.

versal driving connection which is especially de- The casing of the unit A is secured to a casing signed to connect the vertical shaft of a deep 15, which in turn is fastened to the well caswell pump with a horizontal driving shaft. In ing 1, while the casing of the unit D is secured deep well pumps it is now the practice to either to an end casing 16. It is obvious that as many 0 align a vertically disposed motor shaft with the units as desired may be secured to each other pump shaft and connect the two shafts together, even to the extent of forming a complete circle. or mount a pulley on the pump shaft and con- The units may also be used to connect shafts nect this pulley with a driving pulley by a belt. together that are used for purposes other than It is difficult to stand a motor on end and if a deep well pumps. The units provide a rigid cas- 15 belt drive is resorted to, a lateral strain is placed ing with a flexible driving shaft on the inside J on the pump shaft. thereof.

A further object of my invention is to provide I have shown the end casing 16 supported by a device of the type described that is simple in a bracket 17 and the shaft 6 supported by a construction and in which each unit is identical bearing 18, both the bracket and bearing being 20 so that any number of units can be attached to mounted on a block 19.

ach Oth Connecting WO shafts together From the foreging description of the various that eXtend at a angle With respect to each parts of the device, the operation thereof may other. be readily understood.

Other objects and advantages will appear in The driving shaft 6 will rotate the deep well 2 the following specification, and the novel feam haft 2 through t universal joints 2 W1 tur s 0f t device W be pa u y Pointed and 13 without causing any lateral strain on the Out i the ppended claims. shaft 2. There is no-need to stand the driving My inv nti i i r d in t mmmshaft on end, neither is it necessary to connect ing drawing forming a part of this application, in a pulley mounted on the vertical shaft 2 with 30 which a driving pulley having an axis disposed in a h figure is a sectional View Of the device horizontal position. The device is simple in sho it p a y Connecting a horizontal construction, and answers a real need.

driving Shaft With & Vertical d p well pump While I have shown only the preferred form shaft. of my invention, it should be understood that 35 In carrying out my inv tio I a use Of various changes or modifications may be made a d p W pu p mpri a asin indi a within the scope of the appended claims without generally at 1, d having a v a shaft departing from the spirit of the invention.

an impeller 3, a water inlet 4 and a water out- I l i let 5. Instead Of di p t driving shaft 1. The combination with the impeller shaft 40 of a motor in a vertical position, I have shown of a deep 11 pump of plurality of rigid hous,

a horizont driving shaft 6 h may be ings rigidly connected together for universal motor Shaft 0 y v a p y mounted joints, universal joints disposed in the housings thereon, this p lley being Connected t a driV- and being connected together and to the shaft, i P y, (not shown), by a belt the universal joints being disposed in the plane The sh 2 s Connected t0 the shaft 6 by my of the joining of the housings, and a horizontally universal dr v Connection device disposed driving shaft operatively connected to prises number of similar units that are rigidthe impeller shaft by the universal joints. ly connected to one another. Since each unit 2. In combination, two shafts extending at is identical to every other unit, a description an angle with respect to each other, universal of one will suffice. joint housings rigidly connected together and The unit A consists of an arcuate casing 9 extending between adjacent ends of the shafts, that supports a ball race 10, which in turn carand universal joints mounted in the housings ries a shaft 11. The shaft 11 has one memand being connected to each other and to the ber of a universal joint mounted at each end. shafts, said universal joints being disposed in These members are numbered 12 and 13 respecthe plane of the joining of the housings.

3. An article of manufacture comprising a housing with ends that are inclined with respect to each other, a ball race disposed therein, a shaft carried by the ball race and having universal joint elements disposed at each end.

4. An article of manufacture comprising a housing with ends that are inclined with respect to each other, a ball race disposed therein, a shaft carried by the ball race and having universal joint elements disposed at each end, a second housing similar to the first, a second shaft rotatably mounted in the second housing, means for securing the housings together so that the shafts are angularly disposed, and universal joint elements mounted at the ends of the second having ends inclined with respect to each other, the adjacent ends being secured together, shafts rotatably mounted in each housing and extending at angles to the shafts in the other housings, universal joint elements disposed at the ends of each shaft, the adjacent elements being interconnected for forming a drive.

6. In combination, a plurality of rigid housings, each, housingvhaving ends inclined with respect to each other, the ends being secured together, shafts rotatably mounted in each housing and extending at angles to the shafts in the other housings, universal joint elements disposed at the ends of each shaft, the adjacent elements being interconnected for forming a 90 shaft, the adjacent universal elements of the drive. two shafts being interconnected. GEORGE S. COATS.

5. In combination, a plurality. of housings 

